The number of studies and publications do not always correspond (e.g., a publication may include several studies or one study may be explained in several publications).
Effectiveness Review
Arnarson EO, Craighead WE. Prevention of depression among Icelandic adolescents. Behaviour Research and Therapy 2009;47:577–85.
Balle M, Tortella-Feliu M. Efficacy of a brief school-based program for selective prevention of childhood anxiety. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping 2010;23(1):71–85.
Castellanos N, Conrod P. Brief interventions targeting personality risk factors for adolescent substance misuse reduce depression, panic and risk-taking behaviours. Journal of Mental Health 2006;15:645–58.
Clarke GN, Hawkins W, Murphy M, Sheeber LB, Lewinsohn PM, et al. Targeted prevention of unipolar depressive disorder in an at-risk sample of high school adolescents: a randomized trial of group cognitive intervention. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1995;34:312–21.
Cooley-Strickland MR, Griffin RS, Darney D, Otte K, Ko J. Urban African American youth exposed to community violence: A school-based anxiety preventive intervention efficacy study. Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community 2011;39:149–66.
Dadds MR, Spence SH, Holland DE, Barrett PM, Laurens KR. Prevention and early intervention for anxiety disorders: A controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 1997;65:627–35.
Gillham JE, Reivich KJ, Brunwasser SM, Freres DR, Chajon ND, et al. Evaluation of a group cognitive-behavioral depression prevention program for young adolescents: a randomized effectiveness trial. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 2012;41:621–39.
Jordans MJ, Komproe IH, Tol WA, Kohrt BA, Luitel NP, et al. Evaluation of a classroom-based psychosocial intervention in conflict-affected Nepal: a cluster randomized controlled trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 2010;51:818–26.
Kindt KC, Kleinjan M, Janssens JM, Scholte RH. Evaluation of a school-based; depression prevention program among adolescents from low-income areas: a randomized controlled effectiveness trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2014;11:5273–93.
Kiselica MS, Baker SB, Thomas RN, Reedy S. Effects of stress inoculation training on anxiety, stress, and academic performance among adolescents. Journal of Counseling Psychology 1994;41:335–42.
Manassis K, Wilansky-Traynor P, Farzan N, Kleiman V, Parker K, et al. The feelings club: randomized controlled evaluation of school-based CBT for anxious or depressive symptoms. Depression and Anxiety 2010;27:945–52.
McCarty CA, Violette HD, McCauley E. Feasibility of the positive thoughts and actions prevention program for middle schoolers at risk for depression. Depression Research and Treatment 2011;241386.
McCarty CA, Violette HD, Duong MT, Cruz RA, McCauley E. A randomized trial of the positive thoughts and action program for depression among early adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 2013;42:554–63.
McLoone JK, Rapee RM. Comparison of an anxiety management program for children implemented at home and school: lessons learned. School Mental Health 2012;4:231–42.
Mifsud C, Rapee RM. Early intervention for childhood anxiety in a school setting: outcomes for an economically disadvantaged population. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2005;44:996–1004.
Miller LD, Laye-Gindhu A, Liu Y, March JS, Thordarson DS, Garland EJ. Evaluation of a preventive intervention for child anxiety in two randomized attention-control school trials. Behaviour Research and Therapy 2011;49:315–23.
Nobel R, Manassis K, Wilansky-Traynor P. The role of perfectionism in relation to an intervention to reduce anxious and depressive symptoms in children. Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy 2012;30:77–90.
Pedro-Carroll JL, Cowen EL. The children of divorce intervention program: an investigation of the efficacy of a school-based prevention program. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 1985;53:603–11.
Puskar K, Sereika S, Tusaie-Mumford K. Effect of the Teaching Kids to Cope (TKC) program on outcomes of depression and coping among rural adolescents. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing 2003;16:71–80.
Roberts C, Kane R, Thomson H, Bishop B, Hart B. The prevention of depressive symptoms in rural school children: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 2003;71:622–8.
Rohde P, Stice E, Shaw H, Gau JM. Cognitive-behavioral group depression prevention compared to bibliotherapy and brochure control: nonsignificant effects in pilot effectiveness trial with college students. Behaviour Research and Therapy 2014;55:48–53.
Sheffield JK, Spence SH, Rapee RM, Kowalenko N, Wignall A, et al. Evaluation of universal, indicated, and combined cognitive-behavioral approaches to the prevention of depression among adolescents. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 2006;74:66–79.
Siu AF. Using FRIENDS to combat internalizing problems among primary school children in Hong Kong. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies 2007;7:11–26.
Stallard P, Sayal K, Phillips R, Taylor JA, Spears M, et al. Classroom based cognitive behavioural therapy in reducing symptoms of depression in high risk adolescents: pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial. British Medical Journal 2012;345:e6058.
Stice E, Burton E, Bearman SK, Rohde P. Randomized trial of a brief depression prevention program: An elusive search for a psychosocial placebo control condition. Behaviour Research and Therapy 2007;45: 863–76.
Stice E, Rohde P, Seeley JR, Gau JM. Brief cognitive-behavioral depression prevention program for high-risk adolescents outperforms two alternative interventions: a randomized efficacy trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 2008;76:595–606.
Wijnhoven LA, Creemers DH, Vermulst AA, Scholte RH, Engels RC. Randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of a depression prevention program (‘Op Volle Kracht’) among adolescent girls with elevated depressive symptoms. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 2014;42:217–28.
Woods B, Jose PE. Effectiveness of a school-based indicated early intervention program for Maori and Pacific adolescents. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology 2011;5:40–50.
Yu DL, Seligman ME. Preventing depressive symptoms in Chinese children. Prevention and Treatment 2002;5:article 9.